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continued from front page... and peaceful world for not only our own children, but also the children of those who work by fear. If we fail to include all who can love, we have only postponed the dark days for another generation to deal with. Twice, now, a previous generation has driven darkness back and given us a chance to heal the wounds. Twice has the wound been healed incompletely and some left out of the circle. This is our opportunity to, finally, through Love and Wisdom, complete the circle and insure our children's peace. By the example of each of us, in our own way, encouraging unity and inclusiveness while enforcing personal responsibility, we can create lasting change. Lasting change comes not from an act of terror, but from an act of compassion. Terror sparks a cycle of fear and revenge, while compassion sparks a cycle of love and sacrifice. Surely anyone can see this. The question is, which of these cycles do you wish to work for and become a part of?          (The Editor)

Whispers on the Wind
Membership Drive!    Membership Drive!    Membership Drive!
October is Membership Month for 2001! This is the time of year to pledge your membership (if you haven't done so already). October's membership proceeds will be used to fund our activities for most of the following year. If you have enjoyed our meditations, our classes or our community, then now's the time to stand up and be counted! Let us know how much the Group means to you. (See back cover for more membership information).

Congratulations go out to Jayne Rhodes on the birth of her newest granddaughter.
We send our love and best wishes to baby Madison, Mom and Grandmom. 

Pat McGuire's new 4 class series, Increase your Creative Powers will be starting in October (see schedule for dates). Only those who sign up will be able to participate in this special event, which promises to be very interesting. Don't miss out! Class size is limited so make sure to sign up early! There will be a signup sheet at the front desk. There is a $20.00 donation for the total of all 4 classes.

Esoterica
"'When I studied physics in Taiwan,' said Huang, 'we called it Wu Li (pronounced Woo Lee). It means Patterns of Organic Energy'. It was the best definition of physics that the conference would produce. It caught that certain something, that living quality that we were seeking to express... that thing without which physics becomes sterile..."  '"He begins from the center and not from the fringe. He imparts an understanding of the basic principles of the art before going on to the meticulous details, and he refuses to break down the... movements into a 1-2-3 drill so as to make the student into a robot. The traditional way... is to teach by rote, and to give the impression that long periods of boredom are the most essential part of training. In that way a student may go on for years... without ever getting the feel of what he is doing.' Here was the definition of a Master that I had sought. A Master teaches essence. When the essence is perceived, he teaches what is necessary to expand the perception. The Wu Li Master does not speak of gravity until the student stands in wonder of the flower petal falling to the ground. In this way the Wu Li Master dances with his student. The Wu Li Master does not teach, but the student learns. The Wu Li Master always begins at the center, at the heart of the matter..."  "Most people believe that physicists are explaining the world. Some physicists even believe that, but the Wu Li Masters know that they are only dancing with it. I asked Huang how he structures his classes. 'Every lesson is the 1st...', he told me. 'Every time we dance, we do it for the first time.' 'But surely you cannot be starting new each lesson... lesson #2 must be built on what you taught in lesson #1...' 'When I say that every lesson is the 1st... it does not mean that we forget what we already know. It means that what we are doing is always new, because we are doing it for the first time.' This is another characteristic of a Master. Whatever he does, he does with the enthusiasm of ... the first time. This is the source of his unlimited energy. Every lesson that he teaches (or learns) is a first lesson. Every dance that he dances, he dances for the first time. It is always new, personal and alive."                "The Dancing Wu Li Masters" by Gary Zukav

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